The waterside economizer is normally a gasketed plate heat exchanger. There is chilled water on one side and cooling tower water on the other side …
Waterside Economizers Part 5: Heat Exchanger Location
The waterside economizer is normally a gasketed plate heat exchanger. The cooling tower water supply temperature to this heat exchanger varies with the weather. The …
Water Side Economizers Part 4: Chilled Water Temperatures
Waterside economizers per ASHRAE 90.1-2013 and 2010 shall provide up to 100% of the expected system cooling load at outdoor air temperatures of 50°F dry …
Water Side Economizers Part 3: Cooling Tower Temperatures
Many northern state energy codes require economizers for chilled water systems. Waterside economizers per ASHRAE 90.1-2013 and 2010 shall provide up to 100% of the …
Water-Side Economizers Part 2: State Energy Codes
Water-Side economizers are here to stay in the northern climates. Using the cooling tower to create cold water and transferring that temperature to the chilled water …
Free Cooling Heat Exchangers (Part One)
The ASHRAE young engineers heard about the free cooling system in the recent tour of the DTE Vantage Dearborn Central Energy Plant. The free cooling …
Hydronic System Design – High Delta T Can Improve Boiler Efficiency (Part 2 of 4)
How can you increase the operating efficiency of your condensing boiler heating system? This question was raised in the last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning …
Ice Rink Cooling System – Commissioning the Glycol Expansion Tank
A customer recently called us about an unusual occurrence in a closed hydronic cooling system for an ice rink. The system was filled using a …
Constant Speed 2-Way Control vs. Variable Speed Pumps for Heating and Cooling Coils (Part 2)
An engineer asked a question about using a variable speed pump for air temperature control in lieu of a two-way control valve. What are the …
Constant Speed 2-Way Control vs. Variable Speed Pumps for Heating and Cooling Coils (Part 1)
An engineer asked a question about using variable speed pumps for air temperature control in lieu of a two-way control valve. The question clearly makes you …